Genus

New Zealand Sea Lions

Phocarctos

1 species in our catalog · found in 1 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCarnivora (Carnivorans)
FamilyOtariidae (Eared Seals)
GenusPhocarctos (New Zealand Sea Lions)

Species in this group

EN Endemic

Phocarctos hookeri

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~80%

Jan

~80%

Feb

~70%

Mar

~70%

Apr

~70%

May

~40%

Jun

~80%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~60%

Oct

~80%

Nov

~70%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see New Zealand Sea Lions

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 1 species (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 1	~70%
	New Zealand Sea Lion			~70%